Communications and Outreach Assistant

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. We work with partners to integrate qualified, highly motivated and well supported UN Volunteers into development programming and promote the value and global recognition of volunteerism. UNV is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and reports to the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board.

Under the dual reporting line to UNV Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) and the External Relations and Communications Section (ERCS) in the Headquarters, the UNV Field Unit (FU) in China oversees all programme and partnerships initiatives and operations in China, to fulfill UNV’s strategic priorities through the engagement of empowered UN Volunteers to support the functioning of the UN System and promoting evidence-based volunteerism to be integrated by the Government of China and the United Nations system in China for implementing the 2030 Agenda.

Under the primary supervision of the Programme and Partnerships Specialist, the National UN Associate Volunteer will:

a) Support communication and advocacy
· Support implementation of UNV country-level communication and advocacy strategies and campaigns, including International Volunteer Year 2026 (IVY 2026), International Volunteer Day (IVD), high-level missions and partnership engagements.
· Develop, edit and adapt audience-specific content across formats (social media, stories, briefs, presentations, graphics, photos, videos) in line with UNV brand guidelines.
· Manage and operate UNV China's social media presence, with a focus on Weibo and WeChat offcial accounts, coordinate with the Regional Office and Headquarters to feed China content into global channels (LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram), or vice versa.
· Produce and disseminate external products, such as press releases, features, campaign materials, and monitor communication and social media performance to inform future outreach.
· Liaise with UN partners, UN Volunteers, and field teams to source high quality stories, visuals, and testimonials. Contribute to joint communications products and regional or country specific editorial pieces.
· Provide communication support to programmes, partnerships, Full Funding initiatives, Assignment Preparation Training and knowledge-sharing events, including multimedia coverage and visibility materials.
· Support logistics for communications initiatives—such as missions, events, and content production—by coordinating procurement, field arrangements, consultants, and multimedia coverage.
· Assist with English–Chinese translation, editing and proofreading; maintain communication assets to support knowledge management.

b) Support outreach and operation
· Support online and onsite talent acquisition and partner outreach, including campaigns, recruitment communications, career events and engagement with universities and professional networks.
· Support volunteer mobilization outreach through targeted materials to attract qualified, diverse candidates.
· Maintain and engage UNV talent pools and alumni networks, and support talent community activities.
· Provide cross-functional support across the volunteer engagement cycle — recruitment, selection, onboarding and induction — in collaboration with Field Unit colleagues.
· Support corporate events, learning sessions, townhalls and other Field Unit initiatives.
· Perform other related duties as requested by the supervisor.